I think Hull wants forwards that score and if Jozy doesn't score, he won't play. Working hard is a requirement, not something you're luck if you get. Jozy needs to be a threat if he wants to keep playing

by FRANCO PANIZO If Jozy Altidore is to regain the top form he demonstrated earlier this year, then his performance in this past weekend's game was a step in the right direction. Coming off a pair of lackluster performances with the U.S. national team, Altidore responded by starting and pla...

I really like the Chemistry between Bornstein and anybody near him. It takes a LONG time to develop that.
The other side of the coin is "if you haven't got it by now, a few more games won't make any difference. Play Castillo, we need to see what he brings. We know what Bornstein brings

The final match of the year is set to kick off today for the U.S. men's national team as the Americans take on Denmark (2:30pm, ESPN Classic/Galavision/ESPN2 after Ukraine-Greece) on the last international matchday of the year. The United States will be playing its 24th match of the year an...

Still not a Cunningham believer but glad to see him get the start.
Castillo better get at least 1/2 a game. We already know Bornstein is a screw up.
I thought Torres was called in? Did I miss something?
Lets see if Benny will stay outside
And Clark, no dumb fouls for a change. Don't like no attacking mid in this alignment. Feels like an "empty bucket" to me

The final match of the year is set to kick off today for the U.S. men's national team as the Americans take on Denmark (2:30pm, ESPN Classic/Galavision/ESPN2 after Ukraine-Greece) on the last international matchday of the year. The United States will be playing its 24th match of the year an...

Photo by ISIphotos.com Major League Soccer will be announcing its 2009 MLS Best XI later this afternoon and while some of the picks are easy to make, some others will be very difficult. Picking this year's forwards was especially tough, with a half dozen worth candidates for the Best XI nod....

Photo by ISIphotos.com Major League Soccer will be announcing its 2009 MLS Best XI later this afternoon and while some of the picks are easy to make, some others will be very difficult. Picking this year's forwards was especially tough, with a half dozen worth candidates for the Best XI nod....

Photo by ISIphotos.com Major League Soccer will be announcing its 2009 MLS Best XI later this afternoon and while some of the picks are easy to make, some others will be very difficult. Picking this year's forwards was especially tough, with a half dozen worth candidates for the Best XI nod....

On Ives lineup
--------Altidore--------Johnson----
Feilhaber--Bradley--Clark---Holden
Bornstein--Bocanegra--Conrad--Spector
------------------Guzan--------------------------
While I think this is most likely it, I really hope that Dax starts over Clark. If he doesn't, we'll have no attack. Also, I wonder if BB saw Clark give LA a PK in the MLS playoffs? He's the next Pablo M.
Also, Sit Altadore and Bornstein. Altadore for mailing it in and Bornstein for being stupid ... again. I would like to see Castillo get a long look, not 10 minutes like he gave Cunningham last time out. I want to see Cunningham start this game and play at least 60 minutes. Then we'll know if there's anything there

Photo by ISIphotos.com If the starting lineup the U.S. team fielded in Saturday's loss to Slovakia didn't look far enough away from Bob Bradley's first-choice squad, wait until you see the team we are likely to have take the field in Denmark on Wednesday. The departures of Clint Dempsey and S...

Photo by ISIphotos.com If the starting lineup the U.S. team fielded in Saturday's loss to Slovakia didn't look far enough away from Bob Bradley's first-choice squad, wait until you see the team we are likely to have take the field in Denmark on Wednesday. The departures of Clint Dempsey and S...

A header goal from Haris Seferovic proved to be the difference as the Switzerland Under-17 national team defeated Nigeria, 1-0, in the Under-17 World Cup Final on Sunday in Nigeria. The Swiss capped an undefeated tournament with it latest impressive victory, knocking off the defending champ...

Well if you looked at what the big teams were all doing, this was most likely the best game we could get. We're no big attraction to a big team looking for a gate
I also am starting to look more closely at Jozy and he doesn't hold up to close examination. Bad ball control, does not make good runs, and generally waits for the game to come to him. It's time to sit him down until he comes to play every game. I vote for Clint and Cunningham to start. Maybe Jozy late in the game but NO MORE CASEY .... ever. Lose Ching's number too

Photo by ISIphotos.com The U.S. men's national team played without several star players and still managed a respectable performance in a 1-0 loss to an underwhelming Slovakia. Marek Hamsik's penalty kick provided the difference, and also changed the tone of the match as Slovakia played like a...

The Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo are set to face off for a place in the 2009 MLS Cup Final and it is anybody's guess which of these Western Conference powers will pull off the victory tonight at the Home Depot Center (11:25pm, ESPN2). The Galaxy will be the host tonight and is a slig...

New Zealand is headed to the World Cup. After a scoreless first leg, New Zealand booked its passage to South Africa 2010 by defeating Bahrain 1-0 on Saturday in front of their home crowd at Westpac Stadium. It took a 45th minute goal from Rory Fallon and a penalty save from Mark Paston to give...

Why would Guzman start in a WC someday? I don't understand why he's even on the bench at this point? Riding the pine in Europe does not exactly qualify you for a NAT starter or even a NAT bench position. I think that when Bradley is fired next summer, all positions are open and Guzman will not be getting the passes he's been getting under Bradley.

In case you hadn't noticed, Marcus Hahnemann is back with the U.S. national team, having been called in for the upcoming friendlies vs. Slovakia and Denmark. Hahnemann is also looking a tad bit different from his days at Reading. The Wolverhampton goalkeeper has shed a few pounds. Here is the n...

..........................Photo by ISIphotos.com The National Soccer Hall of Fame released its final ballot for the Class of 2010 and the 24 former soccer players chosen represent a vast array of teams and eras. Former U.S. national team standouts Earnie Stewart, Peter Vermes and Thomas Dool...

What a shocker. Why even bother having these friendlies? Most of these guys have been playing for BB as long as he's been the boss. I know MLS playoffs are keeping some off the roster but my questions are:
1) What has Heath Pierce done to get another chance
2) How far off the bench is Adu? I'm thinking terminal for him
3) Do we really need to see Frankie, Boca, Bornstein, Dolo Conrad or Marshall again? Has anything changed?
4) What happened to that guy in the Mexican league?
5) Why no Parkhurst? He's still better then 1/2 called
6) Cunningham still doesn't understand offsides but I'm glad to see him get another shot. We need a speed forward
7) The return of Sacha
8) Thank God Mikey is available. Where is Torres?

MLS Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham, veteran goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann and Fulham striker Eddie Johnson are three of the 22 players called up by Bob Bradley for Saturday's friendly against Slovakia (10am, Fox Soccer Channel). Bradley called in a mostly full-strength squad of available pla...

I wish MLS would sell him while they still might be able to get some money and just let him stay in Italy. He's no big gate draw anymore and is more of a show pony than anything else here in MLS.
I'm just sick of hearing Beckham this and Beckham that.

Photo by ISIphotos.com One of the worst-kept secrets in MLS became official on Monday as David Beckham's second loan deal to AC Milan was formally announced. The Los Angeles Galaxy announced on Monday that it has agreed to terms with AC Milan on a loan that will see Beckham join Milan in Janu...

Blanco wants to go out as the all time, biggest, MLS flopper. A title currently held by Carlos Ruiz. It will be tough but if he has a good game, he can dive his team into a PK or two. One hates to see a talented player resort to something as dishonorable as diving but he is .... a world class flopper.
I don't think the Revs will win and don't see any blow outs

_________________Photo by ISIphotos.com If familiarity breeds contempt, then the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution hate each other on a level no two teams in MLS can match. The Eastern Conference foes have made meeting in the playoffs a rite of passage, having done so for five of the p...

The list of things to do in the nation's capital grew even longer today, as D.C. United keeper Josh Wicks underwent successful surgery to repair his dislocated shoulder that ended his 2009 campaign. Wicks injured his shoulder in a nasty fall during United's 2-1 loss to San Jose on September 2...

I think it's great. He needs a good swift kick and hopefully this will wake him up. If he bombs here, there won't be a lot of places in Europe that will want him. He didn't cut it with parent club, didn't play at his first loan and is struggling to make it at Hull. WAKE UP while there's still time

Photo by ISIphotos.com Being late to a game, and then tweeting about it, wasn't the best sequence of events for Jozy Altidore, but it looks as though the punishment for his actions will be limited to the one-match suspension and fine he has already been hit with. Hull City manager Phil B...

I am a Rev fan and am on the fence about Nicol. He does seem to get as much as possible out of what he has but does not do enough to sign new players that can contribute. We don't know if he is the problem or if it's the front office being cheap? Limping into the playoffs with the team he has is an accomplishment. Failing to improve the team he has is a shortcoming. We have a bench full of players he won't use. All this puts him in the middle of the road in my book
Arena on the other hand has to deal with both Donovan and Beckham. Handling that pair is worthy of some kind of award

Photo by ISIphotos.com Now that the 2009 MLS regular season is over, it is time to start thinking about the end-of-year league awards. Last week, SBI had readers vote on all the major awards, and while there weren't any shocking choices, there was some interesting voting breakdowns. Here is a...

photo by ISIphotos.com Just when you thought it could not get any worse on the injury front for the U.S. national team, in comes news that defender Jay DeMerit will be going under the knife. According to Sports Illustrated, DeMerit is set to un...

Exciting finish. Good thing we won in Honduras though.
Liked Altidore & Torres. Torres must play more
I'm just disappointed in the fact that we struggled so much and almost lost to a team that may net even go to SA. Had CR not decided to pack it in and continued to attack, they'd be going today.
This team is a very long way from being anything more than a group stage filler right now. Every team in our group will be better than CR and most will probably be happy to have to play us. I had hoped for so much more after the last WC.
At least BB will have to make defensive adjustments now.

Photo by ISIphotos.com Jonathan Bornstein's 95th minute header helped give the U.S. national team a dramatic 2-2 tie against Costa Rica and helped the Americans clinch first place in the CONCACAF World Cup on Wednesday night...

This thread is exactly what's wrong with MLS.
Cunningham must be MVP because he leads the league in goals and yet his team hasn't made the playoffs. So what's he the MVP of? Ans - nothing. Has a middy of defender got a chance, even though they may actually be more valuable than Jeff? Not likely. Those aren't glory positions. Since we've established that only glory positions or glory people can win, it boils down to just two people. The winner has to be either Beckham or Obama and I'm leaning for Obama because he watches his kids play while Beckham only plays the game

Photo by ISIphotos.com Jeff Cunningham can't stop scoring goals and it is time to start asking the question: Is he now the MLS MVP front-runner? No, FC Dallas still hasn't qualified for the playoffs, and it still has plenty of work to do, but t...

I do not want to roll over for CR. They beat us up last time and I'd like to return the favor. Plus, historically, they've been a dirty team that goes out to hurt people. Since we've beat Honduras twice and lost to CR, it's to our advantage to help Honduras and hurt CR if possible. That being said, it is a good time to play guys like Holden, Torres and maybe give Davies the night off.
I do wish this game were being played in a colder location though

Photo by ISIphotos.com It is the day after the U.S. national team’s impressive 3-2 comeback victory in Honduras and American fans woke up today to the reality that the USA has qualified for the 2010 World Cu...

I guess if you want to get any Bradly quotes, you have to suck up a little.
All your article means is that if/when we bomb, Sunil has to go too
Did we look good in the 1'st half? No, we were trapped in our own end. Did we almost blow a game we had a 2 goal lead? It took a missed PK to get us 3
How did we look in the group stage in SA?
If people rip Bradley, there's a reason. Maybe we can't win a WC yet but at lease we have to look like we belong there. Some of us have concerns that this will not be the case
(SBI-Zongzap, do you believe half the nonsense you write? You seem so intent on supporting the negativity that exists in what seems like 95 percent of your comments that you are determined to dwell on every potential negative point possible from Saturday and ignore every positive.)

Photo by ISIphotos.com It is the day after the U.S. national team’s impressive 3-2 comeback victory in Honduras and American fans woke up today to the reality that the USA has qualified for the 2010 World Cu...